Writer's Poll - Stephanie Liew

1. channel ORANGE FRANK OCEAN
2. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City KENDRICK LAMAR
3. Nocturnes WILD NOTHING
4. Shrines PURITY RING
5. The Haunted Man BAT FOR LASHES
6. An Awesome Wave ALT-J
7. Die Young COLLARBONES
8. Born To Die LANA DEL REY
9. Total Loss HOW TO DRESS WELL
10. Melt YOUNG MAGIC

1. The Socialites DIRTY PROJECTORS
2. Hot Knife FIONA APPLE
3. Swimming Pools (Drank) KENDRICK LAMAR
4. Pyramids FRANK OCEAN
5. Losing You SOLANGE

1. Frank Ocean
2. Fiona Apple
3. Purity Ring
4. Solange
5. Bat For Lashes

1. twitter.com
2. tumblr.com
3. letterboxd.com
4. last.fm
5. klout.com

1. Bon Iver
2. Kanye West
3. Active Child
4. Girls
5. Slow Club

1. Collarbones
2. I'lls
3. Butterfly Boucher
4. Last Dinosaurs
5. Absolute Boys

1. Parks And Recreation
2. Breaking Bad
3. Doctor Who
4. Dexter
5. Fringe

1. A Letter To Momo
2. Brave
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Moonrise Kingdom
5. Skyfall

So many brilliant albums released one after the other. I also think Meredith Music Festival (my first time going!) will definitely be a highlight.

We will be hearing a lot about more about Blue Ivy Carter and prominent female entertainers will stop saying they're not feminists (here's hoping, anyway).